Resolution No. 99-14 CITY OF TIGA RD,OREGON
RESOLUTION NO.99-14-4
A RESOLUTION OF THE T IGARD CIT' COUNCIL v ii•vS'iP:G LEGISLATION (SR 512)
CREATING A NEW STATE BOARD TO REGULATE BUILDING CODE ACTIVITIES IN
THE PORTLAND METROPOLITAN AREA,AND SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT TO LNRANICr. CONSISTENCY AND
SERVICES IN BUTILDING CODE ENFORCEMENT.
WHEREAS,the Metropolitan Building Codes Consolidation Task Force has addressed,in its report to
the Legislature,several issues of building codes service which should be improved and enhanced in the
metropolitan area;and
WHEREAS,the City of Tigard supports the service improvement concepts identified by the Task Force;
and
WHEREAS,the Task Force has recommended and it has been proposed that the 1999 Legislature enact
a law(SB 512)creating a new State Board to coordinate building code activities in the Portland
metropolitan area toward implementing the identified service improvements;and
WHEREAS,based upon the described duties and authority of such a State Board,the City believes that
the detrimental effects of the proposed legislation will outweigh its benefits and is therefore not the
appropriate mechanism to implement the identified service improvements;and
WHEREAS,the Tigard City Council desires to go on record as opposing such legislation which includes
provisions which are detrimental to the interests of the City and the public it serves;and
WHEREAS,the Tigard City Council supports the concept of an intergovernmental agreement among
jurisdictions in Clackamas,Multnomah and Washington Counties as the appropriate mechanism to
enhance consistency and services in building code enforcement; and
WHEREAS,alternative legislation is proposed which provides for such an intergovernmental agreement
among jurisdictions in Clackamas,Multnomah and Washington Counties;and
WHEREAS,the Tigard City Council believes it is important that jurisdictions in Clackamas,Multnomah
and Washington Counties be required to participate in such an intergovernmental agreement;and
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WHEREAS,the alternative legislation proposes that local participation in the intergovernmental
agreement be a condition of building code program delegation from the State;
5 BE IT RESOLVED by the Tigard City Council that:
Section 1. The City Council opposes any legislation creating a new State Board to regulate buiiding
code activities within the Portland metropolitan area,to the extent that such iegisiatio n:
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' a. Creates another layer of government relating to bolding code regulation;
b. Deuruascs,uc_;cuntr^]ofhtlitding code administration and erodes the ability of local
jurisdictions to provide development services;
C. Increases building permit costs to subsidize the operations of another State Board; I
d. Affects the authority of iocal jurisdictions to set fees to meet local nezds;
e. Creates a second entity with authority to license inspectors and plan examiners;or
f. Creates a second code interpretation board within the state.
Section 2 The Tigard City Council supports the concept of a required intergovernmental agreement
among jurisdictions in Clackamas,Mi_�ltnomah and Washington Counties,having the
0b;ect;Ve of:
a. Developing common building permit application forms and information packets on plan
submittal requirements,together with a common"job card"for on-site inspections;
b. Developing standardized manor label forms,a standard database for tracking labels and
procedures for directing labels to the appropriate jurisdiction;
C. Establishing a tri-county plan review training program;
d. Creating a timely,responsive disputa resolution process;
e. Pursuing other means of enhancing consistency and services in building code regulation.
PASSED: This_Q — day of 1999.
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ATTEST:
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